Abbreviations
TID
What is three times a day?
Medication to prevent or treat a disease or condition.
What is a drug?
Fractures, arthritis, sprains and strains.
What is musculoskeletal system?
Increase risk of sunburn, cause tremors, and sedation.
What are Anti-psychotic drugs?
Lowers blood sugars.
What is antidiabetics?
AC
Before meals
Any effect of a drug other than the one for which it is given.
What are side effects?
What is nervous system health problems?
buccal and sublingual medications.
What are medications that should not be given with water?
Ativan (Lorazepam)
What is Anti-Anxiety?
HS
What is hour of sleep or bedtime?
Reasons medication is prescribed.
What is indications?
Eye sight diminished, hearing loss, discharge from eye, ears, nose, and decreased sense of taste or touch.
What is sensory health problems?
7 Rights
What is Right person, drug, dose, dose form, time, route and documentation.
Lowers blood pressures.
What is antihypertensive?
QOD
What is every other day?
Emotional or psychological dependence on a drug past voluntary control.
What is addiction?
Excessive hunger, thirst or urination.
Not an acceptable route of administration for Med aides.
What is parenteral?
Treat bacterial infections.
What is antibiotics?
OD/OS.
What is the right and left eye?
A build up of a drug in the body.
What is the Lymphatic health problem?
The form to be filled out in the event of a medication error.
Community Event Form
Requires an involuntary movement scale (AIMS)/monitor for signs of tardive dyskinesia.
What is anti-psychotic medication?